Senior Data Governance Specialist – Collibra

Syndesus, Inc.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Downtown Toronto onsite day

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Syndesus, Inc. is seeking a Senior Data Governance Specialist with deep Collibra experience to trace data lineage end to end and identify critical data elements (CDEs) across regulatory, risk, and finance reports.

The role focuses on defining CDEs, assessing data quality controls, and maintaining Collibra-based technical lineage. The position requires 8+ years in data governance with strong Capital Markets knowledge and hands-on experience with Collibra, Harvester, Edge, and REST APIs.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Data Governance, Data Management, Data Architecture, or Enterprise Data Management.

Responsibilities

• Trace data supply chains and lineage end to end from reporting outputs to the point of origin.
• Identify and define Critical Data Elements (CDEs).
• Reconstruct data transformations and resolve lineage gaps and conflicting sources.
• Evaluate Data Quality controls, including control design and operating effectiveness.
• Build and maintain technical lineage in Collibra.
• Work hands-on with Collibra technical lineage, Harvester, Edge configuration, workflows, validation, and REST APIs.
• Partner with business, technology, risk, and governance stakeholders to remediate data issues.
• Support automation and AI-assisted approaches to lineage and Data Governance.

Skills

Data governance

Data lineage

Data quality

Capital markets

SQL

Python

REST APIs

Collibra

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

Harvester

Edge

REST API integrations

Databricks Unity Catalog

Job description

Contact: Feel free to connect with https://www.linkedin.com/in/gchambers/

Senior Data Governance Specialist - Collibra

Type: Full-Time / Permanent (4 days remote + 1 day onsite in Downtown Toronto)

• Our client is seeking a Senior Data Governance Specialist with deep Collibra, Data Lineage, Data Quality, and Capital Markets experience.
• This is a hands-on role focused on tracing critical data end to end from regulatory, risk, and finance reports back to the original point of origin, identifying Critical Data Elements (CDEs), evaluating data quality controls, and maintaining technical lineage in Collibra.
• Work Remotely with 1 day onsite!
• Trace data supply chains and lineage end to end from reporting outputs to point of origin.
• Identify and define Critical Data Elements (CDEs).
• Reconstruct data transformations and resolve lineage gaps and conflicting sources.
• Evaluate Data Quality controls, including control design and operating effectiveness.
• Build and maintain technical lineage in Collibra.
• Work hands-on with Collibra technical lineage, Harvester, Edge, workflows, validation, and REST APIs.
• Partner with business, technology, risk, and governance stakeholders to remediate data issues.
• Support automation and AI-assisted approaches to lineage and Data Governance.
• 8+ years in Data Governance, Data Management, Data Architecture, or Enterprise Data Management.
• Deep hands-on Collibra experience, including technical lineage, Harvester, Edge configuration, workflows, and REST API integrations.
• Proven experience tracing Data Lineage / Data Supply Chains to point of origin.
• Experience identifying and defining Critical Data Elements (CDEs).
• Experience evaluating Data Quality control design and operating effectiveness.
• Strong Capital Markets knowledge, including trade lifecycle, front-to-back flows, market/reference data, risk aggregation, and regulatory reporting.
• Strong SQL skills and experience working in large, regulated financial institutions.
• Python experience is valuable.

Nice to Have

• Databricks / Unity Catalog.
• Python and data automation.
• LLM, Generative AI, or Agentic AI development.
• A senior, hands-on Data Governance / Data Lineage specialist who combines deep Collibra expertise with Capital Markets knowledge and can independently trace complex data flows across multiple systems rather than working within a single application boundary.